"Eight O’Clock in the Morning" by Ray Faraday Nelson - a classic sci-fi story - B+
"Letters from the Hotel Starlight" by Ken "K.K." Kupstis - interesting concept, execution could be better - B-
"Two Alcoholics" by Paula Villegas - slow-moving with a confusing ending - C-
"Wrong Turn" by Rosemary J. Harrison - unoriginal plot - C
"The Sacrifice" by Laura Via - confusing and unengaging - D
"The Midnight Diner" by Nicky Pacione - the usual gramamtical and structural mess but with a semblance of a plot - D--
"Depths" by C.I. Kemp - engaging, with a nice pay-off - A-
"Fatal Humors" by Lucian Anabeli - stilted writing, unnatural dialogue - D
"The Smiling Undertaker" by Brent L. Petretti - good idea, poorly executed - C
"Kissing Off Amber" by Ken Goldman - well-written, confusing ending - B
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"Where Did Everyone Go" by Kayla Thomas - good effort by a young writer - B
"The Phantom Coach" by Amelia Edwards - old-style prosy horror is not my thing - C
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"Blessed Be the Bloody" by Monette Bebow-Reinhard - a poor adaptation of a Nicky story - D+
"Conjurella: The Unauthorized Version" by T. Casey Brennan - non-fiction??? - DNF
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"Sanctuary" by Lee Cushing - excerpt, not a complete story - C
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"The Horror at Martin's Beach" by H.P. Lovecraft and Sonia Greene - old-style prosy horror is not my thing - C-
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"In the Shadow of the Emerald City" by Jason Andrew - gets some basics wrong - C-
"Hell on Wheels" by Terry Lloyd Vinson - unusual style, but engaging - B+
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"Rosh Hashannah" by Scott Meade - clumsy and juvenile writing - D-
"Going Wild" by Christopher Dabrowski - interesting premise, but falls apart - D
"Connection Lost" by Eric Mangum - factual issues, too much telling - D
"Happy Anniversary!" by Todd Martin - good plot, needs fine-tuning - B-
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"Threat Detected" by Andrew Boughton - slow beginning, better ending - C
"The Scorpion Temple" by S.G. Cardin - failure of facts and premise - C+
"Hex" by Larry M. Harris - great conflict - A-
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"Elegy" by Charles Beaumont - eerie with a sad ending - B+
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"Kissing Off Amber" by Ken Goldman - well-written, confusing ending - B
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"Where Did Everyone Go" by Kayla Thomas - good effort by a young writer - B
"The Phantom Coach" by Amelia Edwards - old-style prosy horror is not my thing - C
(available for free here)
"Blessed Be the Bloody" by Monette Bebow-Reinhard - a poor adaptation of a Nicky story - D+
"Conjurella: The Unauthorized Version" by T. Casey Brennan - non-fiction??? - DNF
(available for free here)
"Sanctuary" by Lee Cushing - excerpt, not a complete story - C
(available for free here)
"The Horror at Martin's Beach" by H.P. Lovecraft and Sonia Greene - old-style prosy horror is not my thing - C-
(available for free here)
"In the Shadow of the Emerald City" by Jason Andrew - gets some basics wrong - C-
"Hell on Wheels" by Terry Lloyd Vinson - unusual style, but engaging - B+
(available for free here)
"Rosh Hashannah" by Scott Meade - clumsy and juvenile writing - D-
"Going Wild" by Christopher Dabrowski - interesting premise, but falls apart - D
"Connection Lost" by Eric Mangum - factual issues, too much telling - D
"Happy Anniversary!" by Todd Martin - good plot, needs fine-tuning - B-
(available for free here)
"Threat Detected" by Andrew Boughton - slow beginning, better ending - C
"The Scorpion Temple" by S.G. Cardin - failure of facts and premise - C+
"Hex" by Larry M. Harris - great conflict - A-
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"Elegy" by Charles Beaumont - eerie with a sad ending - B+
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